Carl Gilleard, chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, told Personnel Today restricting candidates to those that have a 2:1 degree classification is a 'very crude' way of assessing their abilities.
'The difficulty is that particular criteria is flawed and you will be missing out on some very good talent by using an arbitrary degree classification cut-off point,' he explained.
Mr Gilleard also told the news provider that companies should instead concentrate on finding IT workers who are likely to stay with them for a long period of time, as this will mean that any investment in their training and development is not wasted.
Recently, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) JobsOutlook survey found that 94 per cent of companies expect to maintain or expand their permanent workforces in the coming year.
'The difficulty is that particular criteria is flawed and you will be missing out on some very good talent by using an arbitrary degree classification cut-off point,' he explained.
Mr Gilleard also told the news provider that companies should instead concentrate on finding IT workers who are likely to stay with them for a long period of time, as this will mean that any investment in their training and development is not wasted.
Recently, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) JobsOutlook survey found that 94 per cent of companies expect to maintain or expand their permanent workforces in the coming year.
